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Tenter

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hooksnounA surname.
lissenounA fine sheer fabric of silk or cotton used in women's neckwear and in ruching.
tauteningnounThe act of making something taut.
contignationnoun(architecture) A framework or fabric, such as of beams.
tensingnounThe act of making something tense.
tucknounAn act of tucking; a pleat or fold.
paddingnounSoft filling material used in cushions etc.
tuftnounA bunch of feathers, grass or hair, etc., held together at the base.
couchingnounThe act of one who couches.
gatherverbTo collect normally separate things.
wrapnounA type of food consisting of various ingredients wrapped in a tortilla or pancake.
fabricnounA material made of fibers, a textile or cloth.
contexturenounThe arrangement and union of the constituent parts of a thing.
tissuenounA sheet of absorbent paper, especially one that is made to be used as tissue paper, toilet paper or a handkerchief.
tapestrynounA heavy woven cloth, often with decorative pictorial designs, normally hung on walls.
entrailnoun(archaic) Entanglement; fold.
puckeringnounA fold or pinched bunch of fabric caused by the shrinkage of one layer among many.
wrappagenoun(dated) The act of wrapping.
cramnounThe act of cramming (forcing or stuffing something).
hogringnounA metal ring, clasp, or other device inserted in a pig’s snout to keep it from rooting up the ground.

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